INDEPENDENCE QUARRY & MILLMetal/Nonmetal

Occupational Illiness that did not orignate at Buzzi Plant. We feel we need to report. Employee originally stated it was a personal injury then later retracted that and claimed it was work related.

Employee was performing regular maint. on boiler tubes. Employee alleges that the rebar he was using became lodged between two tubes. When he pulled rebar out he felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee started physical therapy as of 11/29/2007.

Employee used his own pocket knife to cut a plastic clip off a quard so he could do some repair work. Knife slipped and cut left hand.

Employee was standing on a small rock and slipped off. Caused strain to lower back due to degenerative disk disease. Did not report until 8/27/2007. Did not have surgery until 4/16/2008.

Employee was in the process of unplugging a line. When covering was removed back pressure in line blew cement dust into both eyes. Abraded both eyes.

Employee was installing roll on raw mill. Roll hung up & using protapowers to get it to fall into place. Got hand into a pinch point when roll fell into place. Hand caught between a board and the 2 ton roll, pinching left index finger.

A 12 foot air lance was being run down #2 kiln feed pipe to unplug choke.

Employee alleges that wind blew dust in his eyes.

Employee was rolling over a hammer on the secondary hammer mill. He alleges that while he was bent over putting a bar under the hammer he felt something give.

Employee has been working in the waste heat dept since 9/20/2005. He alleges that the task of unplugging the boilers has been repetative motion and has caused discomfot in his hands and wrists. HAVE BEEN AWATING DIAGNOSIS FROM COMPANY DR. REPORT FILED WHEN THAT BECAME AVAILABLE.

Employee claims he was leaning over railing to weld. He felt a pain in his back.

Employee claims as he was pulling on heavy wire cable manually he strained his back.

Employee claims that his Lanyard got wrapped around boot when squatting to work on cable tray. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-3/2005. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE NEEDED.

Employee was drilling holes in metal cable tray. The weather conditions were windy. Employee was wearing safety glasses but the wind blew metal fragment into eye.

Employee states he was walking down steps and felt a pop in his leg.

Employee claims he was pushing angle iron from front to back of rack with left foot.

Employee allegedly lifted tool bag out of back of truck and strained his shoulder. He was trying to hurry. Emergency repair work on a burned 2300 volt circuit. This injury did not become reportable until 8/31/2005.

Employee was working in the clinker cooler room. Dust/particle blew in right eye. Abrasion with prescription medication.

Employee alleges that he had been picking up trash all day and as the day wore on his back got sorer.

Employee was exiting the 988 F Loader and missed the last step. twisted right knee as he went to ground.

#4 kiln burner caught on fire- As employee turned corner into the kiln building a puff of hot coal dust blew out of burner into both his eyes.

Employee was using a cutting torch to remove a beam in sections. When he turned with beam section in hand his left knee popped. This was not a reportable injury until employee was evaluated on 6-6-05 and the diagnosis was received today.

Employee was working at # 3 Kiln Pier #1 prying on bearing cap to pull off and felt pain between shoulders.

Employee was dumping a load of dust and chunks from clean up and wind blew the debris onto his face and into his left eye. Scratch lower part of cornea.

EE was cutting t-Bolts our of #2 cooler and hot slag got down shirt sleeve. Minor burn on right wrist.

Employee was helping with the repair of #2 kiln. Pulling back tire and moving cribbing. There was a lot of heavy lifting on this repair job. Right groin Strain.

EE was carrying grate from #2 cooler and one dropped on right foot. Contusion of right foot.

Employee was pulling on bar in screw box to line up holes to put bolts in screw.

Employee was demolishing old 3"" conduit when the conduit fell on his left hand.

Employee was working in maintenance shop area. He was removing something from a top shelf as he pulled item off shelf dirt fell into eyes. Employee reported accident sought medical attention the same day. He was wearing protective eye gear, washed eye out at eye washing station immediately following occurrence.

Employee was looking into cooler #1. When he did so cooler dust blew into his eyes. EE reported accident but did not seek medical attention until a later date. EE was wearing protective eye gear. EE washed eye out at eye washing station immedately following occurrance.

Employee was blowing flu's at waste heat with a crooked lance. Employee did not inform supervisor or office of x-rays. Did not know it was reportable until hospital sent bill for x-ray taken.

Employee tripped on half step while out of town on business in St. Louis MO. When fell employee hit concrete post with left hand.

Employee stepped on loose clinker and twisted left knee.

Employee was climbing into new structure using unsecured concrete blocks. As she stepped up one of the blocks tipped and employee fell to ground.

Employee states that as he was moving from west to east on cat walk his wrist watch caught on railing. He alleges this pulled arm straight out while body was moving away. He said it created a jerking motion of the shoulder.

Employee was shoveling at the kiln building. While doing so he felt a pain in his back.

Employee using rebar to remove loose buildup of hot dirt in between boiler tubes. Employees claims he felt a sharp pain and elbow started swelling.

Employee was removing a light fixture as doing so dust fell from top of the pillar and covered the employees hard hat, safety glasses and clothing. Employee states that he did wipe off the top of the fixture before attempting to remove.

Employee had been working on top of So. Boiler. Plant was getting ready to put boiler back on. As he was coming down the ladder he missed the last rung. Employee states that he felt himself start to fall and grabbed the ladder. By doing this he felt a pain in his back. Did not request medical treatment until 5/4/04.

Employee uses airlance to blow dirt from boilers. Also uses rebar to break caked on dirt. He states there is a lot of hand, wrist & shoulder movement to this task. This task is required every day. Employee was given medication first. Then Dr. decided he needed thearpy. That was done on 10-12-04. Reported as soon as it became reportable.

Employee was changing brass on the rolls on # 3 Kiln. He picked up a 1 1/2"" impact to tighten the bolts. Felt a pain in shoulder. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ATTNETION UNTIL 5/5/04. AT THAT TIME HE WAS SENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BASE OF #1 PIER, WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK. HE WAS CHANGING OUT TRUNION BRASS ROLLS. EE DID NOT SEEK MED TREATMENT UNTIL 4/23/04.

EE WAS PULLING OUT FUSE. HE HAD BEEN TOLD POWER WAS OFF. SHOCK & BURN FROM CONTACT WITH 2300 VOLT.

Employee was repairing a part on the loader. He was bent over alignining a tooth to the shank. A piece of metal broke off and flew up.

HE WAS HAMMERING A METAL PLATE INSIDE A BALL MILL AND A PIECE OF PLATE CHIPPED OFF AND STUCK IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE stated that a rock was laying in front of steps. He kicked it out of the way, it was observed by the EE that the rock was about 2""X 2"" & weighted less that a pound. This was a statement made by EE to his foreman the following morning when he reported his accident/injury.

EE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER ONT UNNEL FLOOR AND SHOVELING DEBRIS INTO BUCKET. HE WAS THEN DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS ONTO THE TUNNEL BELT. AS HE WAS DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS HE FELT A POP BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HIS NECK AND RIGHT ARM THEN BECAME PAINFUL TO MOVE.

EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED AT THIS CEMENT PLANT FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HE FEELS EXPOSURE TO NOISE HAS CAUSED HEARING LOSS. HE HAS RINGING AND HUMMING IN HIS EARS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BEARING HOUSING OFF #3 COAL PUMP AND STUMBLED AROUND A CONCRETE BOLCK CAUSING BODY TO TWIST. THE BEARING HOUSING WEIGHS APPROX 50 LBS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST TO HAVE MED ICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-10-04.

THERE HAD BEEN AN ICE AND SNOW STORM COME THRU THE AREA DURING THE NIGHT. THE EE WAS EXITING A BUILDING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE. EE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-2-04. HE WAS S EEN THAT DAY BY COMPANY DR.

THERE HAD BEEN APPROX 2-3"" OF SNOW FALL DURING THE NIGHT COVERING A THIN LAYER OF SLEET. EE WAS ENTERING THE CRUSHER BUILDING AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE WALKWAY COVERED IN SNOW. EE'S HAD PUT ICE MELT ON THAT AREA AROUND 6 THAT A.M. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

BYPASS DAMPER AT WASTE HEAT WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DAMPER & DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL HOIST CHAIN ""SLACK CHAIN"" WAS STUCK IN THE DAMPER SLOT. EE GRABBED CHAIN & PULLED HARD, AS HE DID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM/SHOULDER. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE NOT FAVORABLE AT THE TIME & POWER HOUSE WAS PRODUCING TOO MUCH STEAM, NEEDED TO BYPASS BOILER

SAFETY DOOR SWITCH ON GROUND LEVEL DOOR OF PASSENGER ELEVATOR @ SILO FAILED IN UNLATCHED POSITION. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THE MECHANICAL DEVISE WOULD NOT MOVE FREELY. THIS IS A NEW O TIS ELEVATOR.

EE WAS CLEANING I BEAMS WHEN WIND CAME UP AND BLEW DUST BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS USING CHAIN FALLS TO PULL JACKHAMMER UP & OUT OF THE PLUGGED THROAT OF #4 KILN. WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ""POP"". HE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/3/03 & WE GOT HIM IN THAT DAY.

EE WAS WORKING IN COOLER KEEPING SLIDES BLOWN DOWN WITH AIR LANCE. HE BECAME OVER HEATED AND WAS SENT TO A COOLER LOCATION WITH SOMETHING TO DRINK AND TO COOL OFF. EE LEFT AREA WITHOUT BEING O K'D BY FOREMAN. BECAME OVER HEATED AGAIN AND WASTRANSPORTED TO ER BY AMBULANCE AS A PRECAUTION.

EE WAS ON TOP OF COAL TUNNEL ROOF CARRYING A BUCKET OF MIXED CEMENT. AS HE WAS WALKING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND ROLLED DOWN ON THE SLINKER PILE. EE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 8 -15-03. HE LEFT OUR EMPLOYEE TO RETURN TO FALL SEMESTER OF SCHOOL. HE WAS EMPLOYED LAST SUMMER AT HEARTLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

AREA EE WAS STANDING ON WAS COVERED WITH DUST AND SURFACE WAS SLICK. EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON BUCKET TO CUT AND REPAIR CABLES ON CLINKER CRANE. HE WAS HOOKING UP CLEVIS. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL A TTENTION UNTIL 07-31-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING CLINKER IN THE WALKWAY ONTO THE BELT. DUST FROM SCOOPING LINGERS IN THE AIR. EMPLOYEE FELT DUST GET IN HIS EYES.

EE IS BREAKING IN ON KILN OILER, DURING THIS TIME RINGS WERE BEING SHOT IN THE BACK OF #4 KILN. AFTER FIRST SHOT DUST THAT HAD SETTLED ON OVERHEAD PIPES FELL INTO THE EYE OF EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A FINAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND TIGHTENING BOTTOM BOLTS WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL BACK ONTO A WHEEL BARREL ABOUT 5 FT BEHIND HIM. HE BRUISED BACK AND RIGHT KIDNEY AREA.

EE WAS CRAWLING INSIDE BOILER TO DO AN INSPECTION. HAND OF EE CAUGHT IN METAL GRATE AND FOLDED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BACK.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON #4 KILN (GIRTH GEAR). HE WAS REAMING HOLES 8 HOURS A DAY FOR 3 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME HIS LAST TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BEGAN TO BECOME NUMB.

EE WAS WORKING WITH CREW ON KILN DRAG MOTOR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOCKING OUT THE DRAG BREAKER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM MOTOR BASE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ""CUPPING"" OR OILING NO 3# KILN BEARINGS. HE WAS STANDING 10-15' FROM HOOD WHEN KILN DUST BLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE HAS A CORNEAL ABRASION.

EE WAS MOVING BLANK DAMPER TO PLACE INTO DAMPER SLOT. HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGER WERE PINCHED BETWEEN WALL & DAMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN CLINKER TUNNEL WITH VAC TRUCK USING AN AIRLANCE ON KNIFE GATE. THE AIR LANCE CAME LOOSE AND DUST BLEW IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD COKE RAILCARS. WHEN THE CAR WAS EMPTY HE WAS TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN CONNECTING THE CAR SHAKER TO RAILCAR. HE DID NOT DO SO AND WHEN THE HOIST WAS LIFTED AND CAR STARTE D TO MOVE THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN CAUSED IT TO SNAP AND SWING IN HIS DIRECTION AND COME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT ARM, FACE, AND RIBS.

EE WAS REPLACING CLASSIFIER BLADES AT ROLLER MILL. HE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE ROLLER MILL AND REACHED FOR THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HERD A POPPING SOUND IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE HAD A HEARING TEST DONE THE RESULTS SHOWED SEVERE HEARING LOSS.COMPANY DR REFERRED TO ENT

EE STATES THAT AFTER WORKING AROUND LOUD MACHINERY IN FINISH END DEPT, AND THE QUARRY HIS HEARING HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE.

EE STATES FROM LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE LOUD NOISE IN THIS WORK ENVIROMENT HIS HEARING ABILITY HAS BEEN LESSENED.

EE WAS BLOWING OFF CLOTHING AFTER A JOB. EE WAS USING AN APPROVED AIRLINE. A PIECE OF DEBRIS LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS PLACING JACK & STAND UNDER #2 KILN TIRE. A FAN WAS CIRCULATING AIR IN THE WORK AREA WHEN CLINKER DUST WAS BLOWN INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 1/2 FULL WATER TRUCK. HE WAS CALLED TO A GRASS FIRE AND ENTERED A CORNER GOING AT EXCESS SPEED TURNING THE TRUCK ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT.

EE WAS BLOWING DUST OFF OVERHEAD DUCT WORK. HE WAS WEARING FACE SHIELD & SAFETY GLASSES. DUST HAD ACCUMULATED ON BILL OF HARD HAT. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, THE DUST FROM BILL FELL UNDER FACE SHIELD, BEHIND GLASSES AND INTO EYE.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND WAS DOING WORK ON THE RAW CRANE. IT WAS FOUR FLIGHTS OF STAIRS UP TO THE EQUIPMENT. HE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS FROM EQUIPMENT TO STORES IN THE COURSE OF THIS JOB. WHEN HE FINISHED HE STARTED HAVING BACK AND LEG SPASMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A BUILDING & TRAVELING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON ""BUILDUP"" ON ONE OF THE STEPS.

EE WAS USING AN AIRLANCE THAT IS REINFORCED BY REBAR ON BOTH SIDES OF LANCE. HE WAS USING THIS LANCE TO POKE HOLES IN THE DIRT BUILDUP ON BOILER. AS HE WAS PERFORMING THIS TASK HE FELT A POPPI NG IN HIS BACK. MIDSECTION. THE AREA HE WAS WORKING ON WAS A LITTLE LOWER THAN HIS KNEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A TRIPLE GATE PLUG WITH A BAR. WHILE IN THE PROCESS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. HE WAS SEEN BY THE E.R. DOCTOR. AN X RAY WAS DONE. IMPRESSION: DIFFUSE SOFT TISSUE SWELLING PRESENT. NO FRACTURE SEEN.

EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF HEARING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A COMPANY DOCTOR AND BEEN REFERRED TO AN ENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW STEEL INSIDE COAL MILL FROM THE TOP TO PATCH OLD STEEL. INSIDE THE MILL WAS VERY TIGHT QUARTERS ABOUT 30"" DIA. AS HE WAS WORKING HE BUMPED/ HIT RIGHT ELBOW. EE WAS INJURED ON 4/16/02 BUT DID NOT REQUEST TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5/3/02.

WAS CLIMBING OVER HAND RAILS AND LIFTING SWEEPS TO REPAIR COAL SWEEPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON STEEL PLATE AND FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK.

EE FEELS THAT AFTER DOING HIS JOB OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE REPETITIVENESS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS, WRISTS AND HANDS.

EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY METAL AROUND SAW.HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT SEVERLY. HE WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH LOW BACK PAIN.

EE STATES THAT AFTER PLACING PLASTIC ON A WINDOW HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LEDGE IN DOING THIS HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED GAVE WAY AND HE PUT ALL WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING IT TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT HOPPER PIPE WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

EE STATES THAT OVER 30 YEARS OF WORKING IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT HIS ABILITY TO HEAR HAS DECREASED.

EE STATES THAT AFTER 37 1/2 YEARS OF WORKING IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT HIS HEARING ABILITY HAS DECREASED.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WORKING AROUND LOUD MACHINERY DURING HIS TIME HERE, HAS IMPAIRED HIS ABILITY TO HEAR.

EE STATES THAT AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE NOISE IN THIS WORK ENVIRONMENT HIS HEARING ABILITY HAS LESSENED.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER TYPING DATA ENTRY AND CALCULATOR USE HE HAS NOTICED SEVERE BURNING, NUMBNESS AND ACHES IN BOTH WRISTS AND HANDS.

EE STATES HE WAS KNEELING/SITTING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION TO WELD A CRACK ON NO. 4 KILN. HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING GREAT PAIN.

EMPLOYEE IS EXPERIENCING INCREASING DIFFICULTIESWITH HEARING. REFERRED BY COMPANY DR. TO AN ENT.

EE STATES THAT FROM WORKING IN THIS MANUFACTURING FIRM HE HAS NOTICED A LOSS OF HEARING.

EE HAS EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF HEARING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. HAS BEEN SEEN BY CO DR AND BEEN REFERRED ON TO AN ENT.

EE WAS LIFTING MOTOR OFF RACK AND BACKING DOWN STAIRS. STARTED FEELING LOW BACK PAIN. DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE CO DR UNTIL 10-10-01.

EMPLOYEE IS EXPERIENCING INCRASING DIFFICULTIES WITH HEARING. EMPLOYEE HAD A HEARING TEST DONE WHICH SHOWED A HEARING LOSS. HE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO COMPANY DOCTOR.

EE STATES FROM WORKING IN THE FINISH END DEPT WITH NOISE FROM THAT MACHINERY ANDT HEN IN THE BURNING DEPT WITH HIGH PITCH OF OLD GAS BURNERS AND ROAR OF FANS, HIS HEARING HAS BEEN IMPAIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY. A CONCRETE DAM IS NEAR BOTTOM OF STAIRS. EMPLOYEE TWISTED ANKLE ON DAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP TASKS AROUND GRINDING TANK. HE FELT A BITE ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT WAS OVER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN CLINKER CRANE STARI HE SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.

EE WAS PUTTING ON RAIN GEAR AND SOMETHING WAS INTHE HOOD. HE WAS STUNG OR BITTEN 5 TIMES ON THE NECK AREA.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOOTING A BALL IN #4 COLLER. THE BLASTERS WERE SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE FAN. HOWEVER, WHEN INSPECTION DOOR WAS OPENED CLINKER DUST PUFFED BACK IN HIS FACE, GETTING INT

REPAIR OF 1.19 CONVEYER BY CUTTING AND SPLICING. THERE IS AN INCLINE TO THIS BELT AND EMPLOYEE'S LEG SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO GO DOWN ON KNEE.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS OF AUTOCLAVE IN THE PHYSICAL LAB BUILDING. HE WAS TO REMOVE EXPANSION BARS FOR MEASUREMENT. WHEN THE BOLT LET LOOSE HE FELT EXTREME PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST. THIS JOB IS PERF ORMED DAILY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL LIME AND SULFATE TANKS AS PART OF REGULAR JOB DUTIES. HE TRIPPED ON STEP AND WENT DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS REMOVING AN ACID PUMP AND THE LINE BROKE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING BOLTS FROM SCREW AT DUST ELEVATOR. WHILE DOING SO A DRIFT FELL FROM FLOOR ABOVE AND HIT BACK OF NECK.

EE WAS REMOVING CASTABLE FROM AROUND THE BLASTERNOZZLES IN THE COOLERS USING A SMALL JACKHAMMER. JACKHAMMER BIT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CASTABLES AND A CASTABLE ANCHOR. WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL TH E JACKHAMMER OUT HE HURT HIS NECK AND DOWN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

EE WAS BRICKING A KILN A BRICK FELL ON HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE HAS FELT A TINGLING SENSATION IN FINGERS FOR THE PAST YEAR. HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD TO SEE SPECIALIST, WHICH HE DID. THE DOCTOR FELT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM NERVE DAMAGE WHICH COULD BE JOB RELATED. DR PRESCRIBEDHAND SPLINTS.

EE WAS TRYING TO PIVOT THE CRADLE WITH A SET OF COMEALONGS THE BOLT THAT HE WAS USING TO PULL WITH CAME LOOSE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK

EE WAS STANDING ON THIRD RUNG OF LADDER. HE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH. THE TORCH BACKFIRED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE. TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED AHOLD OF THE LADDER AND HURT HIS RIGH T SHOULDER.

EE WAS WITH A CLEANUP GANG. THEY WERE WORKING ON THE COOLER COMPARTMENTS. EE REQUESTED A HOE BE HANDED TO HIM. AS HE TURNED AROUND TO GRAB HOLD OF THE HANDLE IT HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EE STEPPING DOWN FROM CRUSHER & STEPPED ON LOOSECOKE TWISTED KNEE

VERY ICY CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AFTER A LARGE ICE AND SNOW STORM CAME THROUGH OUR AREA.

EE WAS CHECKING ON A REJECT SCREW WHEN AN ALARM WENT OFF. HE TURNED AND WALKED INTO AN ANGLE IRON BRACE THAT IS BY THE REJECT SCREW.

EE WAS LEANING OVER TRYING TO LIFT THE DOOR TO THE HAMMER MILL HOPPER. AS HE DID SO HE TWISTED LOWER BACK CAUSING PAIN.

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN STARTER CABINET DOOR. THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF CEMENT AROUND DOOR. HE PULLED ON DOOR, IT WAS STUCK. CLEANED SOME OF THE BUILDUP FROM DOOR. EE PULLED AGAIN AND DOOR CAME OP EN UNEXPECTEDLY. EE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF BACK STRAIN AND SPRAIN.

THERE WAS A METAL CAR IN THE WALK WAY. EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE IS NOW EXPERIENCING KNEE PAIN THAT IS INCREASING WITH TIME. EMPLOYEE WAS TRACING AN OVERHEAD AIRLINE AND WA S LOOKING UP WHEN HE STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE CART.

EE WAS KNEELING AND LEANING AGAINST ELEVATOR REACHING IN TO POSITION BUCKET TO BE BOLTED BACK ON. AT THE END OF SHIFT EE WAS FEELING DISCOMFORT IN KNEE. SAW DR. ON 9-18-00 WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF KNEE PAIN.

EE WORKED IN A DEPARTMENT WHERE THERE IS CEMENT/CLINKER DUST. AS PART OF HIS DUTIES HE NEEDS TO UNPLUG THE HOPPERS FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH EXPOSES HIM TO FURTHER CONTACT WITH DUST. CONTACT WIT H CEMENT/CLINKER DUST HAS RESULTED IN A RASH DIAGNOSED AS CONTACT DERMITITUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE THE WEAR OF THE TABLE ON THE ROLLER MILL. HE STARTED TO LOSE HIS BALNCE AND REACHED OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO STEADY HIMSELF. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH DAM RING. THE MILL HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN BUT THE RING WAS STILL HOT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE RIGHT HAND FINGER TIPS OF THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER NO.4 COOLER SLIDE. HE WAS DOWN UNDER SLIDE TO WORK ON TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE CLEAN OUT SCREW. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO EMPLOYEE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AN D LEG. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-6-00, SO ISBEING REPORTED MORE THAN 10 AYS AFTER OCCURRENCE.

EE AND CO WORKER WERE LIFTING A 12""X30"" PLOW WEIGHING APPROX. 200 POUNDS FROM WINDBOX IN ROLLER MILL THOUGH THE ACCESS DOOR TO BE REPAIRED. RESTED PLOW ON DOOR FRAME AND PLOW SLIPPED, SMASHING EE FINGER.

EE WAS USING A SKID LOADER TO MOVE CLINKER. HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD WHEN WIND BLEW COKE DUST BACK INTO THE CAB OF THE MACHINE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO EYEWASH STATI ON AND WASHED OUT EYES. THEN WENT TO DR. WHO REMOVED FOREIGN PARTICLE FROM LEFT EYE.

EE REPORTED TO CO. HE HAS A LOSS OF HEARING IN BOTH EARS DUE TO THE NOISE ON THE BURNING FLOOR AND IN THE COOLERS WHERE HE HAS WORKED FOR 20 YEARS. STATES HE WORE EAR PROTECTION MOST OF THE TI ME. APPT. WITH CO. DR. 6-23-00. WILL BE REFERRED TO SPECIALIST TO DETERMINE IF WORK RELATED HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS PREPARING TO TAKE A SHOWER WHEN HE NOTICE A RASH ON RIGHT LEG. NEXT MORNING HE HAD A RED CIRCLE ON HIS LEG ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR WITH BLACK SPOT IN MIDDLE, WITH WHITE SPOT I N CENTER OF BLACK SPOT. WENT TO CO. DR. WHO DIAGNOSED SPIDER BITE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING COOLER GRATES FROM PALLET TO WORKING AREA WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. THIS JOB REQIURES LIFTING, BENDING AND SQUATTING WITH WEIGHT.

EMPLOYEEAND CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER UP STAIRS. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS UP STAIRS. THEY STOPPED AND CO-WORKER LET WATER DRAIN OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PUT A STRAIN ON EMPLOYEE'S BACK. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR UNTIL 03-15-2000. THIS REPORTABLE AS HE WAS PUT ON A WEIGHT LIFTING RESTRICTION OF 20# FOR TWO WEEKS.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP #3 NOSE RING FAN MOTOR WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. WENT TO CO. DR. WHO DIAGNOSED LOW BACK SPRAIN/STRAIN AND PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY WHICH MAKES THIS REPORTABLE UNDE R MSHA.